"Haah..."
Having finally escaped the pile of frozen cream, everyone was a miserable sight. Sticky cream covered them from head to toe, and even their hair was clumped with it. Fang Zheng had prepared clothes for them, but...
"Ugh... I'm sticky all over. It feels awful..."
Mikana walked ahead with a bitter expression, while Eve beside her wore the same look.
"Mm... It feels weird..."
"I want to take a bath..."
Furukawa Yui trailed behind the others with a mournful face. Just then, Serenji Haruna suddenly raised her head and looked ahead.
"I think I hear water!"
"Really?!"
At Serenji Haruna's words, the girls' eyes immediately lit up. Listening closely, they indeed heard the sound of rushing water nearby.
"This is great!! There's water!!"
Having already reached their limit, the girls cheered and ran forward. Sure enough, after following a narrow path through the grass for a while, they found a clear river and pond before them.
"Great! We can take a bath!!"
At the sight, the girls immediately cheered and moved to dive into the pond—only for Mikana to hurriedly stop and turn toward Fang Zheng behind them.
"Big brother, can we bathe here?"
"Mm... There shouldn't be a problem."
Fang Zheng carefully inspected the surroundings, then nodded.
"You girls go ahead and bathe here. I'll take a look at that thing over there."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed to the side. The others followed his finger curiously and discovered a tower standing downstream from the river in the distance.
"That tower couldn't be..."
"I'll know once I take a look. Oh, right, Eve."
Fang Zheng paused and looked at Eve.
"I'll leave them in your care. And one more thing—if you see any frogs, kill them immediately. When I get back, I'll make grilled frog legs for